We left on time at 6pm, but unfortunately, there was a traffic jam due to an accident on I-435. It took us about 45 minutes to drive 3 miles....ridiculous. By the time we got out of town, we stopped at Steak and Shake for dinner. Aidan was getting super fussy by now, and needed to eat. Back on the road, we ran into several thunderstorms and rainpours. We finally arrived at our hotel around 11:30pm. Aidan slept for most of the way to the hotel, but of course, when we finally get there, he is wide awake. We are hoping to go to the zoo and the anheuser-busch brewery tomorrow. So much for an early night. We are going to be wiped out by the end of the day tomorrow!
Day 2...Saturday, August 14
We woke up very early and got ready for our day. Only on about 5 hours of sleep, we mosied on down to the lobby for breakfast. We left somewhat on time to head to the St. Louis Zoo. The weather channel gave it a 60% chance for scattered thunderstorms, so we were a bit nervous. We went anyways, and had a blast. It was super hot, and we (meaning me and aidan) got a little red. We saw all sorts of animals. We also rode the train and the carousel. Aidan was asleep for the train ride, but did wake up for the carousel. He really enjoyed it, to the point where he didn't want to get off. He hung onto the pole pretty tightly after it was over. He rode a lion cub. We also saw a sea lion show that was pretty amazing. They did all sorts of tricks and we learned a little bit about them as well.
After the zoo, we went to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery for a tour. We went through the clydesdale stables, the aging cellars, the brewing process, packaging plant, and then to the hospitality room where we enjoyed 2 FREE beers....yes, they were FREE!! I tried the Budlight lime and a regular budlight. I've had budlight before and liked it, but haven't had the lime one. It was very good. At this point, Aidan was asleep again. It was time to go back to the hotel to get some dinner and relax.
Day 3...August 15
Today was our last day in St. Louie. We tried to sleep in, but Aidan was sleeping between us in the bed, so that didn't happen. He had trouble breathing last night, scared me to death, so I brought him to bed with us around 1am to keep an eye on him. This morning, his breathing was so bad, I was really nervous. I wasn't sure what to do...do I take him to the hospital, or just wait it out and try some remedies at home. I called my mom for some advice (yes I do that a lot, even though I am a nurse), and she suggested to keep an eye on him, offer him fluids, and see if he gets better. Lucky for us, he did. He does have a weird cough though, but it doesn't happen very often.
Anyways, we ate breakfast and checked out of the hotel around 11am. We needed to get a nap in for Aidan before the road trip home. We drove to Hermann, MO and visited the Stone Hill Winery there. We did a tour of the cellars and had a wine tasting afterwards. We bought a couple bottles of wine and went on our way back home.
Although it was a long drive (or at least it seemed to be), it was a great first vacation for our family. Now I just want to crash at home and put everything away on another day.
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